WATCH | Lewis Hamilton keen to turn Chelsea into a profit-making and winning machine

 • Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams are a part of Sir Martin Broughton's consortium. • Hamilton has pledged millions towards the bid for Chelsea Football Club. • The Briton wants to see the club turn into a winning and profitable one. • For more stories, visit Wheels24.

Lewis Hamilton wants to turn Premier League club Chelsea into a winning and profit-making machine.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton has been named as part of Sir Martin Broughton's consortium, hoping to complete a takeover of the west London club.

Speaking ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Hamilton, who has pledged millions of his own money towards the bid, said: "Naturally, it is never the idea of an investment [to lose money].

"I want to be part of something, manage this team moving forward, improve that and make sure that doesn't happen by slowly decreasing those losses and turning it into a profit-making organisation.

"That will take a lot of work, and there are lots of moving parts. I don't have the strategy for that at the moment. We have not won the bid, so I am sure that will all come afterward.

'But the consortium is a consortium of lifetime Chelsea fans and others that have come later to it like me. There is not one part of that consortium that has a mindset of losing. I really think Chelsea already has a winning mindset, but we can do better moving forwards."

Hamilton, who was speaking ahead of qualifying for Saturday's sprint race at Imola, has declared himself as an Arsenal supporter on several occasions.

World champion Max Verstappen poked fun at Hamilton's new involvement with Chelsea by questioning his commitment to the Gunners.

But Hamilton, 37, continued: "I have been a football fan since I was a kid. From I was four to 17, I have